The reality of growing up in New York’s toughest neighbourhood

"IF YOU’VE been through what I’ve been through, you can basically live anywhere and do anything. Growing up in Brownsville is like boot camp for life. The things that go on there — living with nothing and turning it into something, makes you a pretty strong person.”

This is what

How Woolies will get its mojo back

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The supermarket giant plans to

Mikel laughs as Costa throws bib at Mourinho

The bad blood between  Diego Costa  and  Jose Mourinho seems to have continued as the striker threw a bib at his

AFCON U-23: Nigeria survive Mali’s late blitz, shoot to top

Nigeria got their campaign at the CAF U-23 Championship off to a shaky but winning start yesterday, edging Mali 3-2 in their Group B clash at the Stade Caroline Faye in

Ini Edo’s battle with extra weight celebrated

Akwa Ibom State-born Nollywood top actress has her seat in the front row of her career. So much so, fame and fortune are never too far cuddling her and giving her a blissful view of a world

My boyfriend walked away when I started acting – Funmi Awelewa

Funmi Awelewa is so beautiful that it is almost impossible to think a man in his right senses would walk away from her – for any reason. But the Ibadan-based producer of Ife O Dogba and Aromimawe will tell

Sponsorship: MTN and manner of giving back

Sponsorship is the fastest growing form of marketing globally. Therefore the primary reason companies include sponsorship as part of their marketing plans is to

Buhari leaves Malta for France, joins world leaders at COP21

President Muhammadu Buhari was believed to have left Malta where he participated in the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) for Paris, France Sunday evening to join about 150 other world leaders for the

Don’t blame Buhari for 2016 budget delay – Ossai

Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Ethics and Privileges, Pastor Ossai Nicholas Ossai has said that the presentation of 2016 budget estimate to

Lawyer drags FG to court over new criminal justice law

An Abuja based lawyer and erstwhile Commissioner for Information in Abia State, Dr. A.C.B. Agbazuere‎, has gone to court to seek the abolishment of

Charlie Sheen says if anyone can cure HIV it is him but is his charmed life over

THOSE closest to Charlie Sheen held their breath as he turned up to breakfast TV studios in mid-town Manhattan.

He’d never really wanted to talk to the world about his

Prince Harry reunited with African orphan Mutsu Potsane at opening of Mamohato Children’s Centre

PRINCE Harry has been reunited with the teenage African orphan he first met 11 years ago.

Harry met Mutsu Potsane — who was aged just four at the time — during his

Will Smith calls his 20-year marriage to Jada ‘excruciating’

FOR Will Smith and his wife Jada Pinkett Smith, the secret behind their 20-year relationship is simple: Don’t quit.

ET was with the actor as he walked the red carpet at the premiere of his new film,Concussion, where he

Only FIFA Congress can bar me, says Blatter

Suspended FIFA President Sepp Blatter said it was only the congress of soccer’s governing body and not its ethics committee that could bar him from office. He said on Thursday in Zurich during a media interview, that it was only the parliament that could

Drogba to manage Chelsea

FORMER Chelsea  striker Didier Drogba says he has an agreement to return to the club once he finishes playing and wants it to be as manager.

Drogba, who now plays in Canada, scored 164 goals in two spells with the

Uzoenyi to quit his N100m a year job in SA

Ex-Enugu Rang-ers winger Ejike Uzoenyi is expected to soon quit South African club Mamelodi Sundowns, where he is reportedly on 5m Rands (about 100 million Naira) a year.

Former Nigeria international Uzoenyi has not been

61-year-old sex worker,4 others arraigned over alleged prostitution

 A 61-year-old  commercial sex worker, Theresa Odega, and four others, have been arraigned before an Igbosere magistrate’s court  over alleged prostitution.

They were arraigned on Wednesday. The other defendants  are

Eaglets stars head for Belgium

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Nwakali, Samuel Chukwueze, David Enogela and Joel Osikel have been signed by foremost players’ agents Stellar Group, who manage several top stars including

2018 World Cup: Abdullahi backs Oliseh to qualify

Super Eagles midfielder Shehu Abdullahi says it will be a difficult task qualifying for the FIFA 2018 World Cup but he is confident coach Sunday Oliseh can lead to them to get the ticket.

Abdullahi played at right back in the two second leg Africa zone qualifier against Swaziland and did

Payment of N5,000 to unemployed youths begins next year —FG

The All Progressives Congress, APC-led Federal Government, yesterday, said the payment of the N5,000 stipend to the unemployed Nigerian youths will commence next year.

It regretted that the payment could not take off immediately because it was not

Fuel scarcity: NNPC apologises to Nigerians

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, yesterday, apologised to Nigerians for the hardship experienced in purchasing petrol, while it also stated that it had entered into a partnership with security agencies in the country to assist in the monitoring of

Mikel mulls Blues exit

Super Eagles midfielder, John Obi Mikel may be forced to leave Chelsea during the January window following lack of playing time under coach Jose Mourinho.

Mikel, has not featured for

Siasia drafts Osimhen to U-23 squad

Victor Osimhen, top scorer at the Under-17 World Cup, has been included in Nigeria’s squad for the Under-23 Africa Cup of Nations in Senegal.

After scoring 10 goals to

Buhari to launch Lagos police patrol choppers

President Muhammadu Buhari is billed to commission three helicopters purchased by Governor Akinwunmi Ambode’s administration as part of efforts to beef up security in the state.

Meantime, the state government has

Group urges Igbos to have faith in President Buhari’s govt

The Buhari Media Support Group (BMSG), has commended Igbo leaders and Governors of the south-east states for seeking dialogue between the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) and the Federal Government.

This is contained in a statement jointly released in Abuja on

PDP kicks as INEC asks APC to replace Audu

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, yesterday, invited the All Progressives Congress, APC, to forward a replacement for Prince Abubakar Audu, its dead candidate in the inconclusive Kogi State governorship election, thereby throwing up fresh legal and political firestorm in

(PHOTOS)Pretty Omawumi And Hubby Go Smoking In Atlanta Lounge

Pretty Nigerian singer, Omawumi, who recently had her second child went on a hookah smoking date with her

Charlie Sheen accused of spending millions to hide sex tapes

CHARLIE Sheen has been accused of spending millions of dollars to keep sex tapes hidden that show him and a male lover smoking cocaine from a pipe and having sex.

US media reports that Sheen faced a $US30 million law suit from the man in

2Day FM’s ‘illegal gay wedding’: 10 years on

IT’S been 10 years since former radio newsreader Geoff Field got married to his long-term partner live on the Kyle and Jackie O show.

The event, which was broadcast around Australia, made headlines around the country and indeed the world.

A decade later, Field reflects on his big day and

Blatter says he was close to death recently in hospital

Sepp Blatter, the suspended FIFA President said he was `very close to death’ when he was hospitalised earlier in the month, over problems owing to stress.

Blatter said in an interview on Monday in Zurich that he was between `the angels singing and

Siasia names final U-23 AFCON squad

Nigeria have named a final 21-man squad for the 2015 U23 AFCON, which starts on Saturday in Dakar, Senegal, and which will also be used as qualifying tournament for next year’s Rio Olympics.

The pros are strikers Taiwo Awoniyi from German second division side FSV Frankfurt, Junior Ajayi of Tunisian club CS Sfaxien, Isaac success from La Liga side Granada as well as

Chinese lesbian takes government to court over textbooks

A Chinese lesbian on Tuesday took the government to court over textbooks describing homosexuality as a “psychological disorder”, a landmark case in a country where discrimination remains common.

Qiu Bai, 21, a student at Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou, brought the action against the

Audu’s death: There should be fresh polls in Kogi, says Don and others

LAWYERS across the country, yesterday, continued to proffer suggestions on how the country could wriggle out of the constitutional logjam occasioned by the death of Prince Abubakar Audu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Kogi State.

Audu before his death was leading in the governorship election held on

Hunger Games knocks James Bond from top

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 has dominated Australian movie theatres at the weekend, pushing James Bond film Spectre down the list.

The final film in the

Supporters raise nearly $30k for Walmart employee sacked for collecting empty bottles

A TROLLEY collector who was sacked for redeeming $2.80 worth of empty cans and bottles discarded by customers has been flooded with support on social media.

Thomas Smith, 52, a formerly

TOUCHING!!!....Car thieves find eight-year-old boy in back seat and drive him to school before fleeing

TWO thieves who spotted a car with its engine running, jumped in to go for a joy ride only to find an eight-year-old child in the back seat.

The boy’s mother had got out of

Kane brace sets Spurs on Arsenal’s tail

Harry Kane scored his seventh and eighth goals in five matches as Tottenham Hotspur dispatched West Ham United 4-1 on Sunday to close on the

Enyimba pocket N30m for winning title

Enyimba have pocketed the sum of 30 million Naira (about $150,000) for winning this year’s Nigeria league. Enyimba skipper Chinedu Udoji was at the

CHAN Eagles resume training in Abuja

Nigeria home-based Super Eagles will resume training for next year’s CHAN in Abuja in the first week of December, officials have announced.

The 2015 CHAN will be

Rising profile of Omoni Oboli

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Celine Dion leads music world in mourning Paris

Celine Dion on Sunday led the music industry in an emotional tribute to the victims of the Paris attacks, as the American Music Awards heard appeals for a

Ghana’s Mahama gets second term election bid

Ghana’s governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) on Monday voted overwhelmingly to endorse President John Dramani Mahama’s bid for a

Audu’s death a monumental loss – PDP

NATIONAL leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has expressed shock over the death of former Kogi state governor and the All Progressives Congress, APC gubernatorial candidate in

How drunken gang member shot dead 9 DSS officials at Arepo —Agbara robbery kingpin

Leader of the dreaded gang of bank robbers which had been terrorising commercial banks in Lagos and Ogun states in military uniforms has disclosed that his gang never intended to kill nine officials of the Department of State Service, DSS, who went missing last September.

The suspect, identified as Kelly Fotor, an Ijaw native of

Ooni-elect, Ogunwusi leaves Ilofi for crowning today

Osogbo—Ooni-elect, Prince Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, will today be installed Ooni, few hours after leaving Ilofi, Iremo,  yesterday evening.

It would be recalled that the Ooni-elect began the